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Remember the 2013-14 South Dakota State men's basketball team? Me, too. With apologizes for tardiness, here are some final thoughts on the campaign in and of itself and with an eye on 2014-15:

* The Jacks finished at 19-13, their fourth season in a row with 19 wins or better and third consecutive postseason appearance. But there's no question it took more time than anybody had figured to find and accept an identity. Not only did they have to adjust to losing Nate Wolters to the NBA, they had to transition from being point-guard oriented to post oriented. That's a dramatic shift – even for a crew with four solid and experienced seniors.

* SDSU might face a similar situation next season with three 1,000-point scorers and a beloved sixth man gone to graduation. Those guys will be replaced, and by largely different types of players. Starting guards Brayden Carlson and Chad White are 6-foot-4 and 6-6, respectively; potential starters juco transfer Deondre Parks and Wisconsin transfer George Marshall are 6-1 and 5-11, respectively. Oh, and Marshall won't be eligible until the second semester due to transfer rules. So there may be a second adjustment period.

* It feels like there are three classifications of players for next season: The newcomers (recruits, redshirts and transfers), the proven (Cody Larson, Jake Bittle) and the rest – the guys that are going to be counted on to hold down significantly larger roles than they have in the past. That's upcoming senior wing Zach Horstman, true sophomore guard Anders Broman and redshirt sophomore center Connor Devine – arguably the most important subset on the squad.Horstman has waited a long time for this, set back by injuries and a lack of production. He showed flashes on both ends of the court late in the season. Broman started early in the season, wound up with a bunch of DNPs then finished the season on the up, showing some mental toughness. He's a basketball junkie, a trait that has no downside. The 6-11 Devine was starting to become a serviceable sub only to get ill and lose a bunch of weight – weight he worked so hard to gain as a redshirt. He never got back on track.At the very least, those three will have to be able to hold down the fort until the newbies and rookies get up to speed. At the most, they'll be season-long starters.

* How will the personality of the team change with the loss of Carlson, White, Jordan Dykstra and Marcus Heemstra? In addition to their ability on the court, they gained a collective off-court rep for being students and citizens. Two were academic All-Americans; three were academic all-conference; Dykstra was a national finalist for the Senior Class Award. This class was relatively unique in the D-I ranks.Next year, Larson and Bittle figure to be in leadership roles based on their talent and experience. They've got more edge than their predecessors. Will that become the M.O. of the club? Or has a lasting quiet culture been established over the last four years?

* Five of the nine teams in the Summit League will have new coaches next season. That means SDSU boss Scott Nagy has a unique opportunity – to give the Jacks an advantage by virtue of his stability and experience.